The federal government is looking at the New Zealand model to combat welfare dependency in Australia.
E iai suiga fou i auala e tufa ai fesoasoani poo penefiti mai le malo tele e tai tutusa ma le auala o loo tufa ai penefiti i Niu Sila.
E $100-million ua ofoina i faalapotopotoga e faavaeina polokalame ina ia fesoasoani i tagata e saili ai ma maua galuega ma le toe faalagolago ai i penefiti..
O loo faitioina e nisi le fuafuaga ona o aafiaga i aiga e le lava le faasoa.
E le gata i lea, o loo faitioina foi e nisi ona o le manatu e le o lava galuega mo tagata uma i le atunuu e fia faigaluega.
Na saunoa Terese Edwards o le National Council of Single Mothers i se talanoaga ma le A-B-C o loo iai le popolega i tina e leai ni taitoalua ma o loo tausi na o i latou fanau, pe a faamalosi ona tipi le penefiti....
EDWARDS
"When I asked them what they wanted the most it was jobs, jobs, jobs and more jobs. Because there's not a family who takes solace or is happy if their children are missing out or they feel they are being left behind. We certainly want the investment, but we don't want it to come at any further cost or hardship."
